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The Theocracy of Religious Madness

“we might Wicker Man you”

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Outlawed
Economy:
Very Strong
Political Freedoms:
Unheard Of

Regional Influence: Page

Location: Gypsy Lands

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Religious Madness

Population381 million

CapitalBonfire Island

Currencytithe
Animalanimal sacrifice

The Theocracy of Religious Madness is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, prohibition of alcohol, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 381 million religious madwomen are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bonfire Island. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 39.8%.

The very strong religiously mad economy, worth 25.3 trillion tithes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 66,324 tithes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 208,640 per year while the poor average 16,131, a ratio of 12.9 to 1.

Residents of houses built on a foundation of wishful thinking are prone to an odd sinking feeling, the Bonfire Island XV Regiment (aka "The Goat Starers") have yet to win a battle, teddy bears and pajamas have replaced briefcases and suits in Religious Madness's offices, and little children cry as their rainbow drawings are seized by the Straight-Thought Police. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Religious Madness's national animal is the animal sacrifice, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Religious Madness is ranked 116,122nd in the world and 27th in Gypsy Lands for Largest Governments, scoring 15.36 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.

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Largest Trout Fishing Sector: 827thMost Primitive: 1,134thMost Ignorant Citizens: 2,156thTop
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Most Conservative: 4,798thMost Devout: 5,091stNudest: 5,346thMost Authoritarian: 7,865thTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 20,763rdHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 20,802ndMost Pacifist: 23,078thMost Corrupt Governments: 26,581stMost Advanced Public Transport: 31,305th
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Nudest: 1st in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Conservative: 2nd in the regionMost Devout: 2nd in the regionMost Authoritarian: 2nd in the regionTop
10%
Most Ignorant Citizens: 3rd in the regionMost Extreme: 5th in the regionMost Primitive: 5th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Religious Madness, little children cry as their rainbow drawings are seized by the Straight-Thought Police.
  • : Following new legislation in Religious Madness, teddy bears and pajamas have replaced briefcases and suits in Religious Madness's offices.
  • : Religious Madness was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Transport.
  • : Following new legislation in Religious Madness, the Bonfire Island XV Regiment (aka "The Goat Starers") have yet to win a battle.
  • : Following new legislation in Religious Madness, residents of houses built on a foundation of wishful thinking are prone to an odd sinking feeling.
  • : Following new legislation in Religious Madness, the diplomatic corps tends to open negotiations by insulting all the foreigners in the room.
  • : Following new legislation in Religious Madness, treaties are taken to be mere rules of thumb.
  • : Following new legislation in Religious Madness, boot polish is the favourite lip gloss of entry-level corporate workers.
  • : Following new legislation in Religious Madness, the judicial system legislates morality.
  • : Following new legislation in Religious Madness, atheists and evolutionary biologists are fleeing the country like rats from a sinking ship.

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